The National Research Council's Committee on Planetary and
Lunar Exploration(COMPLEX) met earlier this year to begin
the organization of a major activity, "A New Strategy for
Solar System Exploration." Several members of the planetary
rings community formed an ad hoc panel to discuss the
current state and future prospects for the study of
planetary rings. In this paper we summarize fundamental
questions of ring science, list the key science questions
expected to occupy the planetary rings community for the
decade 2003-2013, outline the initiatives, missions, and
other supporting activities needed to address those
questions, and recommend priorities.